Clay Tapley paints a Five Points storefront Thursday next to Inman Street in downtown Cleveland, Tenn. In the background is another Five Points landmark, the old pharmacy building.CLEVELAND, Tenn. — The new year quickly will see four new businesses opening around First Street Square.
An upscale consignment furniture and home decor store, a restaurant, a bridal shop and a quilt shop all are expected to open in January.
The new businesses, housed in historic locations around the new park in the Five Points area, are opening while work continues at the old railroad depot.
First Street Square, with its parking, open green space and outdoor amphitheater, opened last summer and became the home for the downtown farmers market.
“When we opened First Street Square last summer, we predicted it would open up opportunities,” Mayor Tom Rowland said. “The square can be a place for all kinds of outdoor events and attractions.”